Servers are the processing units of the application.
Servers perform various roles within the application. The roles are:
- Network OAM&P (NOAMP) - The NOAMP is one active and
one standby
server
running the NOAMP application and operating in a high availability global
configuration. It also provides a GUI which is used for configuration, user
administration and the viewing of alarms and measurements.
- System OAM (SOAM) - The SOAM is the combination of an
active and a standby application
server
running the SOAM application and operating in a high availability
configuration. SOAM also provides a GUI used for local configuration and
viewing alarms and measurements details specific to components located within
the frame (SOAM, MP). The SOAM supports up to 8 MPs.
Note:
SOAM is not an available role in systems that do
not support SOAMs.
- MP - MPs are
servers
with the application installed and are configured for MP functionality.
The role you define for a
server
affects the methods it uses to communicate with other
servers
in the network. For more information about how each interface is used, refer to
the Network Installation Guide that came with the
product.
